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Author's Note!
Sadly thsi story is coming to and end...though not for a few more chapters. Just so you know I have TWO more stories on the go, one for Spirited Away (It's actually a lot like this story) and one for Magic Knight Rayearth
If you want them tell me and I'll post them as soon as this story and "Wings of Darkness" are done!
Please, Don't Forget
Chapter Eleven: Return of the Card Mistress
Sakura and Syaoran burst through the doors of Eriol's mansion, laughing at their lack of breath from running.
Syaoran pulled at Sakura's hand, wanting to go into the family room to tell everyone.
Sakura stopped him. "Wait. I want it to be a surprise"
Syaoran smirked and nodded, pulling her towards the door to the family room.
Just as Sakura was about to pull on the door to open it, Syaoran pulled her back, pushing her against the wall lightly.
"I'm so glad your okay." He whispered, leaning his forehead against hers. "I love you Sakura"
"I love you too Syaoran." Sakura smiled, kissing him lightly. "I'm sorry I didn't remember sooner"
Syaoran sighed and kissed her neck. "I feel bad for Atashi. Once we find Meilin, I'm going to kick his ass"
Sakura giggled softly then pressed her finger against her lips, signaling Syaoran to stop talking.
But he didn't see her gesture, he was too busy kissing her neck.
Sakura rolled her eyes and pushed him off. "Chill Syaoran"
"Hey, I had to wait a year for this." Syaoran laughed.
With a strangled sigh, Sakura pushed open the doors to the living room, hiding her staff behind her back.
"Sakura! Syaoran!" Eriol gasped, getting up from his seat on the couch next to Tomoyo. Keroberos and Yue were there, too.
Once the two guardians saw Sakura, they freaked out, for they didn't know she'd remembered.
Kero went diving off the couch, which was funny considering he was in his true form, and hid behind the other couch. Where as Yue quickly stood and tried to run from the room, but realized that Sakura and Syaoran were in the only exit door.
"Are you two okay?" Tomoyo asked, rushing up to her friend. "You're soaking wet!"
Sakura giggled, her eyes never leaving Yue, who's face had gone bright red. He was trying to hide his wings behind a plant. It wasn't working.
"Oh, we're fine." Syaoran said, a sparkle in his eye. He smiled at Sakura.
"Yeah," Sakura said. "And it's the weirdest thing…we found this outside..."
She lifted her hand, revealing to the group her staff.
Tomoyo shrieked and wrapped her arms around Sakura, almost knocking the girl down, where as Kero was joyous and actually did knock her down.
"Get off her!" Yue growled, shoving Keroberos off Sakura.
Tomoyo and Sakura, on the ground, laughed.
"When? How? Oh Sakura I'm so happy for you!" Tomoyo giggled.
Sakura sighed, getting to her feet and hugging Yue, much to the guardian's surprise. "I missed you guys!"
"Hey!" Kero growled.
Sakura smiled and hugged him too. "If you want, you can change back to yourselves. I can handle it"
Kero nodded, his wings closing over his body. Within seconds he was back to being the cute little stuffed animal.
"Sakura!" He cried, hugging her arm tightly. "Do you have any cake? Eriol wouldn't give me any. For a year! Do you know how tragic that was?"
Sakura laughed. "Don't worry Kero, I'll get you some later. But for now-"
"We have to talk about Atashi." Syaoran said.
Sakura nodded.
"Atashi?" Tomoyo asked, confused. "What about him?"
"He attacked Meilin." Sakura said.
"W-What?" Tomoyo gasped, cupping her mouth with her hands. "What happened?"
"Meilin went to talk to him," Sakura said. "And he got angry..."
Sakura proceeded to tell the group the rest of the story, about how Meilin had tried to hit Atashi, how he'd pinned her to the wall, and how she'd been in pain and then disappeared.
Once Sakura was done telling the story, the room was silent.
Especially Syaoran.
He stumbled backwards and sat down on the couch, running his hands through his hair. "This is bad. I thought, before, that you just meant she disappeared, she wasn't hurt."
Sakura shook her head. "I don't…know if she really was in pain, but she looked like she was"
"Look on the bright side." Eriol sighed. "At least now we know who to watch out for"
"True." Syaoran said. But his eyes were still wide, his fists clenched in anger. First he takes the one I love away from me, then he kidnaps my cousin. Atashi is dead, so, so dead.
"But what are we supposed to do about him?" Tomoyo asked. "I mean…since he is from so many years ago, he has no family and therefore no place to live. So we can't go to his home and confront him"
"No, he most likely has a place to live." Eriol said. "But it wont be in this world. Or, at least, it won't be visible to the naked eye"
"So we need magic?" Sakura asked.
Eriol nodded. "Yes. Syaoran," Syaoran looked up. "You're going to have to use your magic, as well as Sakura and I"
"No shit." Syaoran retorted.
"Well, before we do anything," Tomoyo said. "Sakura and Syaoran have to get into some dry clothes. Sakura you can come home with me"
"Why can't I go home?"
Syaoran laughed. "Do you really think Touya will let you go and fight evil once he finds out your back?"
Sakura smiled. "I guess not, no"
"So it's settled then." Eriol said. "We leave tonight"
"Sure." Tomoyo said, grabbing Sakura's arm. "Come on Sakura, I have a new costume for you"
Sakura groaned, following after Tomoyo slowly. "Not another! You really haven't changed have you?"
"Of course not!" Tomoyo smiled.
And they were gone.
Eriol turned to Syaoran, a smile lighting up his face. "So?"
"What?"
"How did she do it? Break the spell, I mean."
Syaoran shrugged, getting to his feet. Is clothes were still soaked. "I just told her to listen to her dreams. Then she said she had to listen to her heart. Then she…kissed me. And then kept saying my name over and over, then she said stuff about our past together"
Kero grinned, he'd decided to stay behind with Syaoran, Eriol and Yue. "Well, no matter how she got back, I'm glad she is. Even if she had to use a kid like you for help"
Syaoran glared at Kero. "Stuffed animal"
"I dare you to call me that again!" Kero snapped.
"Stuffed animal! Stuffed animal! Stuffed animal!" Syaoran taunted.
Eriol rolled his eyes as Kero transformed into his true form and tackled Syaoran to the ground. "Just like old times"
"Eriol! Syaoran! Come quick!" Tomoyo shouted from the front of the house.
Syaoran quickly kicked Keroberos off him and he, Eriol and Yue rushed from the room to the front door.
"Are you alright?" Yue asked as they arrived beside Sakura and Tomoyo.
Sakura nodded. "Yes. But…look"
They had the front doors open, outside it was still pouring rain, but lighting was flashing more often and thunder seemed to be like a broken record. Cars were stalling in the streets because of the high water level.
"Since when did Tamoeda become Venice?" Eriol asked, his eyes wide at the amount of water in the streets.
"This is Atashi's doing." Sakura growled. "His power…I can feel it"
"This is the first day of his world." Yue said softly.
"What?" Syaoran gawked at the guardian.
Yue nodded at him. "If Atashi gains the Star Cards, then yes, this is what our world will look like, worse, even. Buildings will be destroyed, people will be put into slavery and if they disobeyed, killed. It'll be like a never ending war between Atashi and the world. But no armed forces could defeat him"
"This is bad." Sakura breathed. Opening her palm, a Star Card appeared there. Now that their master was back, the cards were back to normal, too. "Fly Card! Release and disbound!" Sakura shouted, hitting the card with her staff.
The glow from the card flew around Sakura in wispy tendrils, finally landing on her back and fitting themselves as wings.
"Come on Tomoyo." Sakura said, hovering a bit in the air and holding her friend under the arms. "Syaoran, we'll all meet at Tomoyo's hose okay? It's on the highest ground. I'll go and get Touya after this. You get Wei"
Syaoran nodded. "Okay"
With that Sakura flew high into the sky.
"She'll be struck by lightning!" Kero gasped, appearing at Yue's side.
"No." Eriol said. "She's to fast, it'll never catch her"
"Well what are we waiting for?" Syaoran asked. "Kero you come with me to get Wei. Eriol you and Yue bring Ruby-moon and Spinel-sun to Tomoyo's house"
Eriol nodded and he and Yue disappeared back into the large mansion in search of Eriol's two guardians.
"Come on Kero." Syaoran said.
Keroberos sighed, but allowed Syaoran to hop on his back and they, too, soared off into the sky.
XxXxX
An hour later, everyone was at Tomoyo's house. Touya, Mrs. Daidouji, Ruby, Spinel and Wei were all sitting in the living room, sipping tea and wondering what was going on.
"Where's your father?" Syaoran asked Touya, leaning against a wall across the room from him.
Touya shrugged. "He's out of town on a dig or something. He wont be back for a week"
"Good." Syaoran sighed, pacing in front of the group. "You're all probably wondering why we're here"
"No duh." Ruby retorted.
Eriol shot her a glare. "Not now Ruby. But yes, we are here for a reason"
"And that would be…" Ruby said.
"Atashi." Sakura said, she and Tomoyo walking in.
Sakura had changed into Tomoyo's costume she'd made. It was a creamy spaghetti strapped dress that fell well above her knees in a pleated skirt, lined in a pinkish-gold fabric. Sakura's hair had been dried and done too, it fell in slight waves, framing her face nicely, to her shoulders. The boots she wore were also a creamy color with the pink-gold trimming, they rose almost to her knees. In her hand was the staff.
"Atashi?" Mrs. Daidouji asked. "Who is Atashi?"
"A boy at our school." Tomoyo said. She had changed too and was wearing a light blue dress. "Well, we thought he was a boy at our school"
"He's the one who attacked Sakura and erased her memory." Syaoran said. When he'd returned home to get Wei, he'd changed into dark baggy jeans and a dark red t-shirt. "And just recently attacked and kidnapped Meilin. He's actually a sorcerer from thousands of years ago that the former Cardcaptors trapped in the spirit world"
"So let me guess," Touya said. The only reason he didn't jump for joy when he saw Sakura as herself was because he'd been told at his house when Sakura came for him and had been ecstatic then. "He escaped and now he's pissed"
"Basically." Sakura sighed. "And the storm outside, the flooding, is why we came here. Tomoyo's house is on the highest ground and you guys should be able to hold out longer"
"What do you mean, hold out?" Ruby asked.
"She means," Eriol sighed. "That Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo and I are going to find Atashi and Meilin. Bring Meilin back and, hopefully, destroy Atashi"
"No way!" Touya shouted, getting to his feet. "I'm not going to let you guys go after that freak after what he did to Sakura!"
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Chill Touya, okay? It's something that has to be done. Unless you want today to be the first day of the rest of your lives. If so, prepare for a lifetime of misery"
Touya sat down and fell silent.
"Then it's settled." Eriol smiled, clapping his hands together. "We're going after Atashi. Touya, Wei, Mrs. Daidouji, you will all stay here and keep each other safe. Ruby, Spinel, Yue and Keroberos will come with us"
"Okay," Ruby grinned. "Let's go kick some ass!"
Okay! I hope you liked it, just a lot of planning and talking in that chapter. Next few will be better! Review!